Sure, there are plotholes by the dozens here and some of them were pointed out. But noone is talking about the biggest! The water! So let ME tell you about it. For the most part of the season, 6 of 10 episodes, these people are trying to find water in a rocky planet in order to make the trip to Alpha Centauri. They try to extract it, purify it etc. It's such an issue that a lot of them, including their Captain, who does not have bad intentions really, are prepared to leave 500 of them behind in order for a lot fewer of them to manage. A mutiny happens because of it, they try a dangerous manoeuvre to another planet to purify the water, all hell brakes loose because of it. In the end, 93 children board a Jupiter in the nick of time, probably with no water reserves whatsoever, escape the bad alien robots and they jump away to Alpha Centauri. Boy they must have been thirsty by the time they arrived! You see, a 5 sec space rift jump requires a LOT of water! Yep, that is how much it took for the robot to jump and take them to their destination (ambiguous by the end, but it could have been Alpha Centauri).
Overall, it's an entertaining series, mostly beacuse of the great production values, but the story and the characters are lame, stupid predictable and there is absolutely zero science in this fiction. You were warned.
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My Best Friend
(2001)
One of the best Greek comedies in years
9 May 2002
When I got this movie on video I didn't know anything about it. I hadn't even seen Smaragda Karidi before(and yes she is a knock-out)! I was very pleasantly surprised straight from the start. The movie doesn't take long to suck you in. It's fast, very funny, intelligent and very well directed (although I have the suspicion that the good direction comes from Giorgos Lanthimos and not Mr. Lazopoulos who as a director hasn't showed as any exceptional samples before...). The movie feels and looks more European with great photography and camera work. Sure, the theme (love, friendship, disloyalty)isn't going to get an award for originality but it has some really original scenes in it. Having said that the plot is quite unpredictable and full of clever dialogues.
The relationship between the two best friends and their wives is depicted brilliantly, the acting from the main characters is flawless and the whole film will give you an hour and a half of pure entertainment.
I'm not a big fan of Greek cinema and I think that most Greek films fall into two big categories, the(so called) sophisticated dramas and the TV-like silly comedies(see 'safe sex', the Greek American pie-for 30-40something Greeks). This film, although still a comedy, there is no way you can describe it as silly. For me personally it's the best Greek movie I saw in years. No deep hidden meanings, no nonsense. Just what I needed for the evening. Pure fun.
The relationship between the two best friends and their wives is depicted brilliantly, the acting from the main characters is flawless and the whole film will give you an hour and a half of pure entertainment.
I'm not a big fan of Greek cinema and I think that most Greek films fall into two big categories, the(so called) sophisticated dramas and the TV-like silly comedies(see 'safe sex', the Greek American pie-for 30-40something Greeks). This film, although still a comedy, there is no way you can describe it as silly. For me personally it's the best Greek movie I saw in years. No deep hidden meanings, no nonsense. Just what I needed for the evening. Pure fun.
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